One year after the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, murdered in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, the spokesperson of the European External Action Service once again called for a credible investigation into the circumstances of his disappearance.
"One year after his murder, many questions still remain unanswered", she said in a statement. The spokesperson thus highlighted "the need to ensure full accountability for all those responsible", and insisted on a "credible and transparent investigation of the circumstances of the killing, as well as due process for the defendants undergoing trial in Riyadh".
In June, the UN Human Rights Council's rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, Agnès Callamard, called for an international investigation, but nothing seems to have moved forward since then (see EUROPE 12287/18).
Recalling that journalists were too often the targets of attacks in many countries, the EEAS spokesperson reaffirmed the EU's unequivocal commitment to the freedom of the press and the protection of journalists across the world. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)